Nikon announced the upcoming release of the COOLPIX P1100, a compact digital camera that features an overwhelming 125x optical super-telephoto zoom and high ease of use, allowing it to record high-quality images. This new camera is due to be released on February 28, 2025.
About the Nikon COOLPIX P1100
The COOLPIX P1100 is equipped with a 125x optical zoom (250x with Dynamic Fine Zoom) that covers a range from 24mm wide-angle to 3000mm super telephoto. It is the successor to the COOLPIX P1000 (released in September 2018), a compact digital camera that achieved astounding super telephoto shooting and was popular with many users, and is easier to use. It now allows you to select the AF area in the new Bird Mode, and you can assign the same functions as the Fn button on the camera body to the Fn1/Fn2 buttons on the optional accessory Remote Control ML-L7 (released in September 2018).
Like the COOLPIX P1000, the EXPEED image processing system and high-magnification NIKKOR lens with excellent depiction power allow you to record beautiful images even with super telephoto shooting. In addition, the Dual Detect Optical VR with a correction effect of 4.0 stops in the center*3 effectively suppresses camera shake when shooting handheld. You can capture subjects that are difficult to get close to, such as wild birds and celestial bodies, in powerful images, making it easier to enjoy the world of super telephoto shooting. In addition, video shooting is also supported in 4K UHD/30p and superlapse video. With high operability that pursues ease of use when shooting and a wide range of accessories, it supports a variety of video expressions with super telephoto shooting.
Main Specifications
| Product Type | Compact digital camera |
| Effective pixels | 16.05 million pixels (may be reduced by image processing) |
| lens | Optical 125x zoom, NIKKOR lens, focal length: 4.3-539mm (35mm equivalent: 24-3000mm angle of view), maximum aperture: f/2.8-8, lens construction: 17 elements in 12 groups (5 ED lenses, 1 Super ED lens), electronic zoom magnification: up to 4x (35mm equivalent: approx. 12000mm angle of view) |
| Picture monitor | Wide viewing angle 3.2-inch TFT LCD monitor, with anti-reflective coating, approximately 920,000 dots (RGB), brightness adjustment function (5 levels), vari-angle type |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards |
| Dimensions (width x height x depth) | Approximately 146.3 x 118.8 x 181.3mm (excluding protrusions) |
| Mass (weight) | Approximately 1,410g (including batteries and memory card) |
Nikon COOLPIX P1100 Primary features
125x optical zoom for super-telephoto performance that enables shooting at a focal length of up to 3000 mm equivalent
The Nikon COOLPIX P1100 comes equipped with a 125x optical zoom NIKKOR lens. This integrated lens covers the wide-angle 24-mm to super-telephoto 3000-mm focal lengths. Adoption of super ED and ED lens elements that provide superior chromatic aberration compensation demonstrates outstanding rendering capabilities across the entire zoom range, even with super-telephoto shooting. In addition, Dual Detect Optical VR, which provides a level of compensation equivalent to the center 4.0 stops, accurately suppresses the effects of camera shake with super-telephoto handheld shooting. This enables the capture of sharp and clear images of birds, celestial bodies, and other distant subjects at dynamic angles of view.
Shooting functions that support diverse imaging expression
Bird-watching and Moon modes are independent of scene modes, and can be accessed directly using the mode dial. With the COOLPIX P1100, the AF-area mode used in Bird-watching mode can now be selected from [Center (spot)], [Center (normal)], or [Center (wide)]. Greater flexibility in framing and more precise focusing enable the capture of sharper images of birds’ small eyes or their entire bodies that better reflect the user’s intent. In addition, a [Fireworks] option has been added to [Multiple exp. Lighten] scene mode. Users do not have to worry about the blown-out highlights that often occur when shooting long exposures and can more easily capture impressively clear scenes of fireworks displays in which the brightness of the foreground or the background differs.
4K UHD/30p Video recording
The COOLPIX P1100 supports recording of high-definition 4K UHD/30p movies. Users can beautifully record subjects with the power of super-telephoto 3000 mm equivalent. Frames from movies recorded in 4K UHD format can also be saved as still images to preserve moments that simply can’t be captured with a continuous burst of still-image shooting.
Superior operability that makes for more flexible enjoyment of super-telephoto shooting
Despite coverage of focal lengths up to super-telephoto 3000 mm equivalent, a weight of only approximately 1,410 g* has been achieved, allowing users to enjoy super-telephoto shooting more comfortably than with DSLR and mirrorless camera systems. Furthermore, the deep grip enables stable shooting, even for handheld super-telephoto photography. The camera is equipped with a focus-mode selector that can be used to change the focus mode even after focus has been acquired, and a control ring that enables the adjustment of settings such as white balance and manual focus.
- *Weight estimate includes battery and memory card.
Support for a comprehensive range of accessories that enhance shooting
The COOLPIX P1100 is equipped with an accessory shoe and accessory terminal capable of accommodating a wide variety of accessories, such as Speedlights and the DF-M1 Dot Sight that facilitates image composition during telephoto shooting.
Support for Nikon’s extensive lineup of accessories further expands possibilities for imaging expression. In addition, when the ML-L7 Remote Control optional accessory is connected to the COOLPIX P1100 via Bluetooth®, the same functions that can be assigned to the camera’s Fn button, for example white balance and AF area mode, can now be assigned to the Fn1/Fn2 buttons on the ML-L7 Remote Control.
With the COOLPIX P1100, operation of all the buttons on the ML-L7 Remote Control is enabled, further expanding possibilities for remote shooting operation. The ML-L7 is also effective in preventing the effects of camera shake that frequently occur with telephoto shooting and when pressing the shutter-release button, for smoother and more accurate shooting.
Additional features of the Nikon COOLPIX P1100
- A 3.2-in. TFT LCD vari-angle monitor with wide viewing angle
- Compatible with Nikon’s exclusive NRW (RAW) format
- COOLPIX Picture Control*1, which can be used to make adjustments in accordance with the subject, shooting situations and intentions
- Creative mode that makes attaining the ideal imaging expression simple
- Capability to record superlapse and time-lapse movies
- Support for Clean HDMI output.
- The ability to set long-exposure noise reduction to [Auto] or [Off]
- Adoption of a USB Type-C input/output connector
